handbooks

plural of handbook

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Recent Examples of handbooks Bureaucracy Feels More Powerful Than People ‘Severance’ showcases a workplace dominated by rules, handbooks, procedures, approval chains, and layers of management. Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 School handbooks may also provide information on whether a school serves all students or may exclude some groups, like those with disabilities or LGBTQ+ parents from admissions. Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 16 July 2026 Her concern is in the language being used in the handbooks and the policy draft. Julianna Mejia, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026 Now, 15 years later, the law continues to guide district handbooks across Oregon. Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 23 June 2026 That included new language in its sports handbooks, and a more hands-on role in Blue Devils’ NIL opportunities. Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Mar. 2026 Dozens of photos included in the documents released Wednesday are military handbooks, field guides and cultural texts, some dating back to the early 2000s that appeared to belong to Gingles, as well as numerous books from the SANS Institute detailing computer hacker tools. Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026 Employees are encouraged to check with their employer or refer to employee handbooks before a holiday to confirm what the company's policy is for holidays and paid time off. Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 25 Nov. 2025 The end goal is to have the information that could eventually be included in international handbooks that serve as reference resources for licensing and safety analysis of nuclear systems. Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handbooks
Noun
  • The building was still filled with bottling equipment and manuals for the machinery.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Combine those conversations with maintenance histories and equipment manuals, then organize the material into a searchable knowledge base.
    Ethan Karp, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • At one end are old-school flip phones, popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s, that handle calls and texts but little else.
    Maya Blackstone, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The app walks you through various permissions to access your texts, calendar, and phone before showing legal documents, including terms and conditions and the privacy policy.
    Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Whether students have textbooks, digital devices or both, they often are accompanied by notebooks, water bottles, lunch containers, workout clothes and more.
    Cheyanne Mumphrey, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Students have saved nearly $60 million in textbooks, and now 46 degree programs have zero textbook costs along the way.
    Jared Polis, Denver Post, 30 July 2026
Noun
  • Most dictionaries do not even list the meaning—’to kill’—that the government now proposes.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 July 2026
  • Christmas hams, party cocktails, elegant layer cakes, and cookout classics fill the dictionaries of Southern family recipes, but one of my favorites is a simple vinaigrette from my grandmother.
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 2 July 2026

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“Handbooks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handbooks. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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